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Apple and carriers that will offer the iPhone 5 in the United States will begin taking online pre-orders for the smartphone at 12:01 a.m. PDT on Friday. And that’s bad news for Houstonians, except for those who work the graveyard shift or are night owls. The time difference means you’ll be up at 2 a.m. …

Apple makes it ridiculously easy to shop in their retail stores if you’ve got an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad on you. Using the company’s shopping app, you can scan a product’s bar code, pay for it on your phone and walk out the door without ever talking to a store employee. When someone hears …

In July, Amazon.com began collecting sales taxes on purchases made in Texas, the result of a settlement between the online retailer and the state’s comptroller. Sadly, the tax-free ride for Amazon’s customers came to an end. But for three days starting Friday, you can relive those glory days – at least on some items. That’s […] …

With sales of more than $9.5 billion and profits of almost $340 million, you wouldn’t exactly think of GameStop as a company on the ropes. But the people who run the leading purveyor of computer and console games in the U.S. have seen the writing on the wall. Increasingly, gamers download programs rather than buy […] …

Last week I asked TechBlog community members to sound off on which cases and covers they use to protect their smartphones and tablets. I’ve compiled the results into the photo gallery above. The caption for each case or cover includes a link to the manufacturer’s page. Although I didn’t seek to limit the request to […] …

For some time now, the Wall Street Journal has been running a series on how personal information gleaned from users’ online activities can be used to shape digital marketing. The concept that site operators can personalize marketing messages on the Web is not earth-shattering – all advertising-based sites do it, including wsj.com – but users […] …

If you’re smart, you protect your mobile device with some kind of case. Nothing’s worse than fumbling and dropping your smartphone or tablet, then watching helplessly as its screen cracks upon contact with cruel Mother Earth. Cases come in all shapes and sizes. Some do what they can to maintain the device’s sleek profile (presuming, […] …

Usually, when folks ask whether to buy a notebook now or wait for the next big thing, my recommendation is simple: If you need a new system now, buy it now. If you wait for the next version, presuming it will render the current generation obsolete, then you’ll forever be waiting. There are times, though, […] …

In my Sunday Business section story about computer retailers blending high-tech and high-touch to make customers feel comfortable with cutting-edge wares, I talked with a manager at Best Buy’s Katy Freeway store. Marcus Buie runs the mobile department, and he told me something very interesting. This didn’t make it into the story, but Buie said […] …

On March 29, I wrote about a case for the new iPad from MiniSuit. While I was impressed with its looks, protection and features, there was just one problem – it wasn’t actually the case I’d ordered. What I wanted was the MiniSuit Microfiber Leather Multi-Angle Slim Jacket Case Cover. What I got instead was Black […] …

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